Post-Game Notes: Indiana
10/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | USATSI Photo Gallery 
• Michigan State had its seven-game winning streak over Indiana snapped with a 24-21 overtime loss . . . it marked Indiana's first win over MSU since defeating the Spartans in Bloomington in 2006, 46-21 . . . it also marked the first time MSU has lost consecutive games since 2012 (Nebraska, Northwestern) . . . MSU leads the overall series, 45-16-2 (21-10-1 in Bloomington) . . . Mark Dantonio is 7-1 against the Hoosiers (3-1 in Bloomington).
• MSU is 6-6 all-time in overtime games (4-4 under Dantonio) . . . Saturday marked MSU's first overtime game since Oct. 27, 2012, a 16-13 win at Wisconsin . . . MSU's first-ever overtime game was a 38-31 double OT victory over Indiana in Spartan Stadium on Oct. 10, 1998.
• Tyler O'Connor connected on an 86-yard touchdown pass to R.J. Shelton in the first quarter, tying for the seventh-longest touchdown pass in school history and the longest since Connor Cook found Bennie Fowler for an 87-yard score at Northwestern in 2013.
• Shelton recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game with seven catches for a career-high 141 yards . . . his previous high was 80 yards, which came earlier this season at Notre Dame . . . his 141 receiving yards were fourth most by a Spartan against the Hoosiers.
• O'Connor recorded career highs in passing yards (263) and pass completions (21), and tied a career high with three touchdowns (86 yards to Shelton; 24 yards to Delton Williams; 2 yards to Josiah Price).
• With MSU trailing 21-14 with under 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Price caught a 2-yard pass on fourth-and-goal to help send the game into overtime . . . Price extended his school record for most TD receptions by a tight end with 18; he is also tied for sixth all-time in school history in that category, along with Gari Scott.
• Delton Williams caught his first career touchdown pass on a 24-yard reception in the third quarter.
• Sophomore linebacker Andrew Dowell tied a career high with eight tackles, while senior defensive end Evan Jones recorded a career-best five tackles.
• For the second straight game, MSU had more total yards (438-437) and first downs (21-19) than its opponent, but still ultimately fell short.
• Vayante Copeland picked off his second career pass in the end zone in the second quarter (Western Michigan, 2015).
• In honor of the late Mylan Hicks, the Spartans wore black shoes and black socks during the game, and also wore a No. 6 helmet decal.
